Proverbs 16:20
New Living Translation
20 Those who listen to instruction will prosper;
those who trust the Lord will be joyful.
Proverbs 19:8
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8 To acquire wisdom is to love yourself;
people who cherish understanding will prosper.
Psalm 2:12
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12 Submit to God’s royal son,[a] or he will become angry,
and you will be destroyed in the midst of all your activities—
for his anger flares up in an instant.
But what joy for all who take refuge in him!
Footnotes
- 2:12 The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain.
Matthew 10:16
New Living Translation
16 “Look, I am sending you out as sheep among wolves. So be as shrewd as snakes and harmless as doves.
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Isaiah 30:18
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Blessings for the Lord’s People
18 So the Lord must wait for you to come to him
so he can show you his love and compassion.
For the Lord is a faithful God.
Blessed are those who wait for his help.
Proverbs 24:3-5
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3 A house is built by wisdom
and becomes strong through good sense.
4 Through knowledge its rooms are filled
with all sorts of precious riches and valuables.
5 The wise are mightier than the strong,[a]
and those with knowledge grow stronger and stronger.
Footnotes
- 24:5 As in Greek version; Hebrew reads A wise man is strength.
Proverbs 13:15
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15 A person with good sense is respected;
a treacherous person is headed for destruction.[a]
Footnotes
- 13:15 As in Greek version; Hebrew reads the way of the treacherous is lasting.
Isaiah 26:3-4
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3 You will keep in perfect peace
all who trust in you,
all whose thoughts are fixed on you!
4 Trust in the Lord always,
for the Lord God is the eternal Rock.
Psalm 34:8
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8 Taste and see that the Lord is good.
Oh, the joys of those who take refuge in him!
Ephesians 1:12-13
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12 God’s purpose was that we Jews who were the first to trust in Christ would bring praise and glory to God. 13 And now you Gentiles have also heard the truth, the Good News that God saves you. And when you believed in Christ, he identified you as his own[a] by giving you the Holy Spirit, whom he promised long ago.
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- 1:13 Or he put his seal on you.
Daniel 6:23
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23 The king was overjoyed and ordered that Daniel be lifted from the den. Not a scratch was found on him, for he had trusted in his God.
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Daniel 3:28
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28 Then Nebuchadnezzar said, “Praise to the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego! He sent his angel to rescue his servants who trusted in him. They defied the king’s command and were willing to die rather than serve or worship any god except their own God.
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Jeremiah 17:7-8
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7 “But blessed are those who trust in the Lord
and have made the Lord their hope and confidence.
8 They are like trees planted along a riverbank,
with roots that reach deep into the water.
Such trees are not bothered by the heat
or worried by long months of drought.
Their leaves stay green,
and they never stop producing fruit.
Proverbs 17:2
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2 A wise servant will rule over the master’s disgraceful son
and will share the inheritance of the master’s children.
Proverbs 8:35
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35 For whoever finds me finds life
and receives favor from the Lord.
Psalm 146:5
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5 But joyful are those who have the God of Israel[a] as their helper,
whose hope is in the Lord their God.
Psalm 125:1
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Psalm 125
A song for pilgrims ascending to Jerusalem.
1 Those who trust in the Lord are as secure as Mount Zion;
they will not be defeated but will endure forever.
Genesis 41:38-40
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38 So Pharaoh asked his officials, “Can we find anyone else like this man so obviously filled with the spirit of God?” 39 Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Since God has revealed the meaning of the dreams to you, clearly no one else is as intelligent or wise as you are. 40 You will be in charge of my court, and all my people will take orders from you. Only I, sitting on my throne, will have a rank higher than yours.”
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Daniel 1:19-21
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19 The king talked with them, and no one impressed him as much as Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah. So they entered the royal service. 20 Whenever the king consulted them in any matter requiring wisdom and balanced judgment, he found them ten times more capable than any of the magicians and enchanters in his entire kingdom.
21 Daniel remained in the royal service until the first year of the reign of King Cyrus.[a]
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- 1:21 Cyrus began his reign (over Babylon) in 539 B.c.
Proverbs 22:19-20
New Living Translation
19 I am teaching you today—yes, you—
so you will trust in the Lord.
20 I have written thirty sayings[a] for you,
filled with advice and knowledge.
Footnotes
- 22:20 Or excellent sayings; the meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain.
1 Chronicles 5:20
New Living Translation
20 They cried out to God during the battle, and he answered their prayer because they trusted in him. So the Hagrites and all their allies were defeated.
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